Seomyeon drinking pub set with glass noodles and rice: Yetnal Tongdak

Yetnal Tongdak & Tang Seomyeon Branch

Yetnal Tongdak & Tang Seomyeon Branch: 3 minutes from Seomyeon Station

Yetnal Tongdak & Tang Seomyeon Branch is a dakdoritang (spicy braised chicken stew) and old-style fried chicken place 3 minutes on foot from Exits 4 and 6 of Seomyeon Station. It felt like it had been forever since I last had chicken, so I ran over for some after a long while 🏃🏻‍♀️💨 A place with generous drinking snacks and a filling meal all in one — Yetnal Tongdak & Tang was a solid pub-and-dinner spot in Seomyeon 🍗

Even the signboard has that neighborhood favorite vibe, and this kind of cozy atmosphere just suits the food even more 〰︎︎ Eating old-style fried chicken and dakdoritang in such a homey setting really made it feel like a proper local spot.

I liked that the name itself — Yetnal Tongdak & Tang — tells you exactly what kind of menu they serve!

Just so you know, joining the review event gets you fries or a drink on the house! You can also try the nostalgic dalgona candy game — succeed and you get a small order of fried chicken gizzards!

What the Seomyeon pub looks like inside

Walking into Yetnal Tongdak & Tang Seomyeon Branch, the whole place had a comfortable atmosphere for sitting down and eating.

Perfect for coming with friends, ordering something delicious, having a drink and catching up 🍻

What we ordered and what it cost

• Aetang (one dakdoritang + half old-style fried chicken) - ₩32,000
• Rice - ₩1,000

The basic side dishes were cabbage salad, shrimp chips and pickled radish, and surprisingly the shrimp chips got the most attention! Crunchy and addictive, I kept nibbling on them even before the main dish arrived, no idle mouth moment at all.

One whole dakdoritang: broth that deepens as it simmers

꒰ Dakdoritang (one pot) ꒱ It wasn't just chicken — plenty of other ingredients too, making it good value with a generous portion.

It started off clean-tasting and gradually deepened — the longer it simmered, the richer it got, and the flavors seemed to come together more with time 𓂃 There was a gas burner ready at the table, so I could keep it warm and simmering right to the end!

The broth had just the right thick consistency, with a bit of spiciness plus a touch of sweetness!

Glass noodles, rice cakes and quail eggs in the stew

Glass noodles come included as standard, so a noodle addict like me slurped those up first. Personally I prefer thin glass noodles over the flat kind, and here they used thin noodles, which soaked up the sauce nicely.

There were also long rice cakes in there — chewy texture with broth soaked in, which went really well together.

Scoop up plenty of broth on a quail egg and — chomp — 🥚

The chicken had no gamey smell and was cooked tender and juicy, easy to eat and soft.

Mixing a bowl of rice into the leftover broth

With dakdoritang, you've got to mix rice into the broth, right? … So I ordered rice too and polished off a bowl mixed right in 🍚

It's on the filling side, so it works great as a drinking snack but also as a proper dinner!

Half an old-style fried chicken, straight out of the fryer

꒰ Old-style fried chicken, half ꒱ The batter wasn't thick, so it felt light, and it looked golden with a savory aroma.

It came with salt and a seasoned sauce for dipping.

Fresh out of the fryer, the fried chicken was crispy outside and juicy inside, really tasty 🍗 I liked it even more because it wasn't too greasy.

It's tasty plain, but dip it deep into the seasoned sauce that comes with it and it turns sweet-and-salty, the kind of flavor that makes you polish off the very last piece.

You can enjoy dakdoritang and fried chicken together here, so if you're looking for a dakdoritang drinking snack or a good fried chicken spot in Seomyeon, this place is worth a visit!